Hey choom, tired of corporate-run social networks and chat platforms with all their meaningless bling? Looking for freedom? Then you're in the right place with nightcity.chat — a Matrix instance hosted in Europe.
Matrix is an open standard for secure, decentralized, real-time communication. It enables chooms to have control over their data and provides end-to-end encryption E2EE to ensure privacy and security in their conversations.
Registration is currently request-only. Tell us who you are, choose your desired NCC username, and we will get back to you via email or the fediverse.
Request an account NewLooking to join the chat rooms in NCC but not sure how? You don't necessarily need a NCC account. You can also join using any other Matrix account. Simply connect with a client of your choice. Here are some recommendations from us.
Official and noteworthy public chat rooms on NCC.
While we're a cyber culture-themed community thriving on the edge of the dark future, we have certain rules to ensure we remain an inclusive and respectful space for all.
New to the Matrix grid? Here are the basics before you jack in.
Matrix is an open standard for decentralized, real-time communication. Instead of one company owning the whole network, many independent servers can talk to each other.
You create an account on a homeserver, for example @you:nightcity.chat. Your homeserver can federate with other Matrix servers, so you can chat with people across the wider network.
No. You can join public rooms from another Matrix server too. Matrix is federated, so you are not locked into one provider.
You can use Matrix with different clients. We recommend Cinny for the web, but Element, Commet, FluffyChat, SchildiChat and Nheko are also popular choices depending on your device and taste.
Matrix supports end-to-end encryption. In encrypted rooms, messages are encrypted on your device and can only be read by the intended participants.
Rooms are where conversations happen. Spaces are collections of rooms, kind of like a district map for a community. Our NCC Space helps you find the official public rooms.
Yes. That is the point of federation. Users from nightcity.chat can communicate with users on other Matrix homeservers, as long as federation is allowed between them.
Matrix can be bridged to other networks like IRC, Discord, Telegram or Mastodon-related communities when bridges are available. Availability depends on what the server operators provide.